David Cook: WalMart Concert

Ed Roland Discusses David Cook

Here's a really cool interview with Ed Roland, the lead singer of Collective Soul, on the Zakk Tyler Show. Ed discusses David's choice to perform The World I Know on the final night of competition on American Idol, and his thoughts on how it went. Listen in.

David Cook on Ellen

Interview, and performing The World I Know

David Cook on Access Hollywood

The American Idol Quiz:



Performing The World I Know:

What is WRONG???

I was going crazy with the Cookie blogs, and then suddenly seem to have just stopped. *sigh*

Why, you ask? Well...I am still madly in lust/love with him. Never fear that. I am just so insanely emotionally caught up in all of this, in a way that I never have been before about anything remotely similar. My nerves are on edge. I don't know if I can take it. I don't know if I can handle it.

I voted like a banshee last night. I hope it was enough.

In the meanwhile...a few Cook performances to hold us all over until we see that he is crowned the winner. How's that sound?

So...let's see...for Simon's pick last week, David performed Roberta Flack's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. And it was EXQUISITE.


Then for his own choice, he did Dare You to Move by Switchfoot. I'd love to hear him do a full version of this...


And to close the night out, the producers chose the schmaltzy Diane Warren song made famous by Aerosmith, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. I hated the instrumentation on this, but Cookie sang the hell out of it.


And then there was this week. Last night. Last night...well...it pretty much killed me. But I died a very, very satisfied woman.

Clive Davis chose I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For for David. FREAKING U2!!!!!!!!! OMD. *deaddeaddeaddeaddead* Only my favorite band in the world. No big deal. Nope. Not at all. I can handle this right? Oh yeah...and just so you know...this is the first time that U2 has EVER released the rights for one of their songs to AI to be used as part of the competition aspect of the show. Ever. Hell fucking yeah. And they did it for Cookie. Okay, so they probably did it because Clive Davis asked them to, but I say they did it because it is David Cook.


Next, the Davids chose one of the songs that various songwriters entered in a competition to be the dreaded coronation song. At least they got to do their own choice. David did a song called Dream Big. He rocked it. 'Nuff said.


And to close out the night (not to mention the whole freaking competition) David chose to do a Collective Soul song, The World I Know. He had mentioned while he was at home in Kansas City that he would be doing it last week, and I know I was disappointed when we didn't get to hear it. He nailed it. And yes, I cried the whole way through it.


Oh yeah...and the judges last night? Ugh. I don't think I should comment right now. Not at all.

The rest of the day is going to kill me. I need it to be over so that I can reclaim my life.

David Cook: Top 3 Song Choices - CHANGED!

According to tmz.com, David will be singing The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, as previously reported. But he is no longer singing the Collective Soul song, The World I Know, that he said he would be singing. He will be performing Dare You To Move by Switchfoot, and I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith.

In case you don't know these songs, check them out below:

Dare You To Move. Sorry...no embedding on this one.

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face


I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

David Cook: Song Choices for the Top 3

Over the course of all the media appearances David Cook has made in Kansas City today on his visit home, we've learned of two of his songs for the upcoming Top 3 performance night on American Idol.

The first one we learned of is David's own selection, The World I Know by Collective Soul. You probably know the song, even if you don't think you do. Here's the official video.



Shortly after revealing his own selection (and on live TV) David got a text message from American Idol judge Simon Cowell, informing him of the judge's selection for Tuesday night. Simon chose The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack. It should be a really interesting choice for David, and I'm excited to see what he does with it. If you aren't familiar with the song, watch it here.



This song has been covered by countless singers, including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Lauren Hill, Leona Lewis...the list goes on and on. It'll be interesting to hear how David can put his own stamp on this song.

There is still no word about the producer's choice for David. I'll update here as soon as I learn more.

Next up in David's jam-packed trip home is a parade through his hometown of Blue Springs, MO, followed by a concert at the stadium. This evening, David will be throwing out the first pitch at the Kansas City Royals game, and will also sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the Seventh Inning Stretch. There have also been rumors that David may get the opportunity to try his hand at commentating for an inning. Keep checking in here, and I'll post links to anything I can get my hands on from throughout this whirlwind visit. And be sure to watch the live feed at 3:30 pm Central time to see the news coverage of the parade and concert.

More as it comes...

David Cook Goes Home: Cookie Overload

Since David Cook made it to the Final 3 on this season of American Idol, he was rewarded with a hero's journey home to Blue Springs, MO. Today is going to be an insanely busy day for him...he started out with a presidential motorcade-like trip from his hotel to the Fox 4 KC studio for a segment on their morning show. Then he headed over to a couple of the local radio stations for segments with them (and he was SOOOOOO freaking adorable when he got all choked up on Mix 93.3). He still has two concerts to do, a parade, and a visit to tonights KC Royals game to throw out the first pitch and sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

Fox 4 KC is streaming live many of today's events, so be sure to check it out if you can. Also, you can check out some of the clips from this morning's TV appearance.

So far today, we have learned that David's choice for the upcoming show is The World I Know by Collective Soul, and Simon Cowell texted him a message with his pick: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack. No word yet on what the producer's pick for David will be, but I'll let you know as soon as I know. More soon.

Yes, I'm on Cookie Overload...and I'm loving it!